We've said it before, and we're gonna just keep on saying it: Any word in the dictionary is not a strong password, no matter how many syllables it has. A password should consist of at least eight characters, including letters, numbers, and symbols. We urge you to check out our story on password crackers (go.pcmag.com/passwords)these clever little programs aren't getting any slower. You may also want to consider long, easy-to-remember passphrases insteadsee http://go.pcmag.com/passphrase for more on this.